TALKING POINTS Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

talking points

noun

plural of talking point

as in questions

an object of interest or concern that is being discussed We have several talking points we need to cover. I have a list of talking points here that support my case.

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Recent Examples of talking points An employee explains the idea to a customer without talking points. — Amanda Simonian, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Chris McKenna and Conor O’Neill break down the talking points from Old Trafford. — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 While largely ignoring the issue, the talking points encourage Republicans to blame high costs generally on Biden. — Steve Peoples, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 Those issues have been talking points throughout the data center conversations held by municipalities across the Carolinas. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026 Every candidate came down hard on fraud, an issue that has been driving talking points for candidates across the board this campaign cycle. — Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 6 Aug. 2026 All three said no and quickly pivoted to talking points. — Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 The White House sent Republican lawmakers a list of talking points about the emerging Iran agreement. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 16 June 2026 Progressive activists’ talking points would call Platner a Nazi and brand him as the face of the Republican Party. — Doug Friednash, Denver Post, 3 June 2026

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Noun

But outside management does not inherently eliminate questions created by holding debt from specific local governments and projects, Marlowe said.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Mercury opposes Chiron across your personal and shared resource zones, making questions about expenses, debt, or contributions feel more personal than the numbers suggest.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of questions

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Using private dollars to remake Crandon touches on a number of sensitive political and financial topics for Miami-Dade.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
The shop carries a small but curated selection from around the world focusing on topics like art, design, theory, hybrid works, fiction and poetry.

— Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of topics

Noun

Here are a few of the critical problems the mathematicians identified.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
An election security expert, Ben Adida, told the board Thursday the state had already taken steps to reduce risks to the voting system and that a software update days ahead of a major election could cause bigger problems.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of problems

Noun

Any juxtaposition of Lee’s work in sculpture and painting will show their congruence; for Lee, the two media are simply two interchangeable methods for dealing with a single set of issues.

— Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
The surgeon general position carries limited policymaking power but serves as a loud megaphone as the nation's top communicator to Americans on public health issues.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of issues

Noun

The lawsuit spotlights ongoing industry concerns about the mental health of crew and producers, including those working on documentaries dealing with traumatic subject matters.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 15 July 2026
Special sessions are called by the governor or by a petition of three-fifths of the members of both the state House and Senate and are limited to specific subject matters.

— Sophia Eppley, AJC.com, 17 June 2026

Definition of subject matters

Noun

In a wink to his subjects, Guadagnino put himself on-camera for a scene.

— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
The rooftop footage was filmed at night, mostly by Abraham's co-director, Rachel Szor, and their interview subjects — 24 of them in total — are all cloaked in darkness.

— Justin Chang, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

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